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principles which may influence its administration, with a peculiar reference to changed and novel circumstances in thince. Having before glanced at the points of analogy between Singapore and Hong Kong, I must not omit to notice here the capital points of difference. Singapore is far beyond the cognizance of the Chinese government, and from its position necessarily being a Depôt. Hong Kong is within, almost within hail of the mainland of China, and possesses untried advantages which may convert it into a modern Tyre.

And here, my Lord, is the place for us to notice those alterations in our former relations with the Chinese Government which have been effected by the results of the War: alterations which the tumult of success and the hurry of commercial speculation have left men's minds little leisure to consider - indeed they have been quick to seize the rights that have been yielded, they have been equally slow to advert to the corresponding obligations.

Up to the treaty of Nanking, while China admitted National equality - on the contrary, Claims the bert, beyond the pall of celestial humanity - while Englishman guilty of mere bemicin by chance medby required for execution

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42 principles which may influence its administration, with a peculiar reference to changed and novel circumstances in thince. Having before glanced at the points of analogy between Singapore and Hong Kong, I must not omit to notice here the capital points of difference. Singapore is far beyond the cognizance of the Chinese government, and from its position necessarily being a Depôt. Hong Kong is within, almost within hail of the mainland of China, and possesses untried advantages which may convert it into a modern Tyre. And here, my Lord, is the place for us to notice those alterations in our former relations with the Chinese Government which have been effected by the results of the War: alterations which the tumult of success and the hurry of commercial speculation have left men's minds little leisure to consider - indeed they have been quick to seize the rights that have been yielded, they have been equally slow to advert to the corresponding obligations. Up to the treaty of Nanking, while China admitted National equality - on the contrary, Claims the bert, beyond the pall of celestial humanity - while Englishman guilty of mere bemicin by chance medby required for execution
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principles which may influence its

administration, with

a

peculiar reference

to changed and novel crcumstances in

to changin

thince. Having before glanced at the points of analogy be tiern Sincapore

and Slong

Stone Kong.

I must not omit to

notice here the capital points of

difference. shicapore is far beyond

the cognizance of

the Chinese gover-

ment, and from its position necessa=

sing himinst be being a Depôt. Hong

asily

Kone Konp

is within zun that, almost within

hail of the mainland of China, and

possesses untried advant

which

advantages

convert it into a modern

may

Tyre.

And here,

my

Lord, is the

place for

in our

to notice those alterations

former relations with the

Chinese

Government which have been

Chinese goverm

effected by the results of the War :

alterations which the tumult

success and the hurry of commercial

speculation have left men's minds

little leisure to consider -

indeed they have been quick to

کرنے

seize the rights that have been yielded, they have been equally

slow to advert to the corresponding

obligations

Up to the treaty of Nanting,

while China admitted

National

contrary,

equality-

hooveri bed

20

Claims

the

bert,

でもで

ہے

beyond the

pall of celestial humanity - while

242-

Englishman quilty of mere bemicin by chance medby

required for

execution

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